Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Austen Henry Layard was a British archaeologist and politician. He is perhaps best remembered for his excavations at Nimrud and Nineveh. Layard was keen to publicise his discoveries and worked with John Murray to produce lavish publications about his discoveries. These were popular books and went through many editions.The papers here concerning Austen Henry Layard offer a detailed insight into the publishing process surrounding his works about his excavations.The...

Scope and Contents The papers here have been arranged chronologically.(1) Manuscript copy of a memorandum of agreement, 21 June 1839, between Austen Henry Layard, Edward Ledwich Osbaldeston Mitford and Smith Elder and Company: folios 1-6;(2) draft agreement, 21 June 1839, concerning the advance of a sum of money by Smith Elder and Company under the security of a joint bond between Austen Henry Layard and Edward Mitford: folios 7-8;(3) manuscript copy of a letter, 17...